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First of all, the animal testings are support by the scientists. A vote ( Nature 2011) invited 1000 scientists for comments, and more than 90% of them agreed that animal tests have a important position in research. One of them said that he had invite some people to visit his experiment and more than 98% of visitor indicate that they can understand the importance of the test. At the same time, they think the test did not violate the humanitarian. Except the scientists in the research area, some…

For generations, the sciences in Europe had been very limited and controlled by the Church. However, in the post-Renaissance era of the 17th-18th centuries, the sciences began to flourish in Europe. Many men in the universities of major cities in Europe began conducting experiments and developing theories and and coming up with conclusions. The men had a complete monopoly on scientific discovery during this time period. Eventually women wanted to break into the scientific field as well but were…

greatly promote a public interest in scientific literacy, must take responsibility to report only accurate scientific information in order to diminish the possibility of promoting unsubstantiated science and misleading the public. With the media becoming a profuse vehicle for education, interests in the sciences have grown in the public. However, current coverage on scientific information today is largely obfuscated in the media. That is, today, information displayed through the media readily…

Helen O/Bannon Going Back Over: Akasha AKASHA The goal of this essay is to discuss the word Akasha. There may be some misconceptions of what Akasha is and I will help to straighten that out. Colleen Criswell cites in The Magical Circle School Resource Library that Akasha is “quite simply the fancy term for “Element of Spirit”” Criswell goes on to state that Akasha is not human or a personal spirit. The White Goddess webpage cites how the Akasha word comes from Persia and East India and means…

1) What does it mean to write up a scientific research article? [2] Scientific research articles provide a way for scientists to contact other scientists about the results of their research. A standard format is used for these articles, wherein the author presents the research in a neat, logical manner. 2) Explain the concept of peer-reviewed (in the context of scientific research)? [2] Peer review is used by publishers to help ensure that the scientific record is good. The peer-reviewed…

Technology has altered our world and continues to grow as our world grows. Society has become dependent on technology and technology changes to adapt to people’s needs and desires every day. Technology has made our lives much simpler. We have seen technological advances in health care, business, education, and even sports. Technology has changed the way we experience sports in different ways. The use of apps to stream live games, the use of replays, and the use of fitness technologies are all…

Alhacen. Ibn al-Haytham began to receive science, during that period he spent in Basra, where he read many of the books of the Islamic faith and scientific books. That era was booming in various sciences of mathematics and astronomy, medicine, etc., there are embarked on the study of engineering and optics and read books of his predecessors from Greece scholars and scientist Andalusian Zahrawi and others in this area, he wrote several letters about science and contributed to the development of…

Animals have been used in laboratories across the globe for centuries. Whether it has been to test new drugs, plants, and multiple synthetic products, animals have always been the go-to ‘Guineapigs’ for testing new products and medications. However it was only recently that the pain and suffering that the animals in these laboratories face was made common knowledge. Thousands upon thousands of animals around the world are forced to inhale deadly toxins, swallow pills, have toxic liquids inserted…

During the 18th century, a group of thinkers believed they could explain everything through science. This period was called the enlightenment but shortly after, a group decided that nature was too powerful and complex to understand. This way of thinking is called Romanticism. Romantics believe that nature and God are superior to man and if humans even try to understand life or alter it, their studies will end up horribly. Many Romantic artists and writers depict nature as an unstoppable force…

Based on Descartes, there are two types of admiration: “”sudden surprise,” i.e., an unexpected feeling caused by the perception of some new or unknown object; on the other hand, it can mean “veneration” or “regard” with respect to an unusual, rare, and extraordinary object.” While first meaning comes and goes almost at the same time, the second type can become “constant and durable.” Aristotle described admiration as wonder and said that “[it] is the beginning of the philosophical inquiry…